Adjustable no-slip headband

ABSTRACT

An adjustable athletic headband is provided with silicone strips applied to an inwardly facing surface of the headband for a non-slip engagement with the wearer&#39;s forehead and hair. The headband restricts movement on the wearer&#39;s head when engaged in athletic or rigorous activities due to the frictional engagement of the silicone material with the wearer&#39;s head and hair. An adjustable strap interconnects the ends of the headband for an adjustable holding tension around multiple sizes of heads.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. provisionalapplication No. 62/409,963, filed Oct. 19, 2016, the contents of whichare herein incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to headbands for securing a wearer's hair,and more particularly to headbands for athletic and other rigorousactivities.

Hair is difficult to keep in place when conducting athletic activities.The physical activity causes the hair to fall in a person's face anddistract the person from focusing on their activity. Conventionalheadbands often slip on the wearer's hair, requiring constantadjustments of the headband, which also causes the person to lose focuson their activity.

The materials used in making other headbands also allows for stretchingwhich contributes to the slipping of the headband and hair becomingloosened. These conventional headbands lack the proper material andfabrication to hold the headband in place and keep hair from falling outof the headband during physical activities.

As can be seen, there is a need for an improved head band that remainsin place on a wearer's head during athletic and other rigorousactivities.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Aspects of the present invention include an athletic headband, having anelongate length of fabric material forming a headband body. A resilientstrap is attached to a first end and a second end of the headband body.The resilient strap is configured to be adjustable to fit a wearer'shead. A plurality of strips are defined in a spaced apart relation alongan inner surface of the headband body, the plurality of strips formed ofa silicone non-slip composition configured for frictional engagementwith a forehead and hair of the wearer.

The headband may also include a strap adjuster that threadingly receivesthe resilient strap and is configured to adjust the length of the strapto size the athletic headband to the user. A clip may be attached to afree end of a first resilient strap, and a receiver is formed at a freeend of a second strap, wherein the clip is configured for cooperativeengagement in the receiver to secure the free ends of the first strapand the second strap around the wearer's head. The headband body may beformed of a plurality of fabric layers, which are joined along an outeredge of the headband body. The headband body may be constructed tonarrow at the first end and the second end thereof. The plurality ofstrips may terminate within the narrowed first end and second. Theplurality of strips may be formed on an outer surface of the headbandbody.

Other aspects of the invention include a method of restraining hair forathletic training. The method includes providing an athletic headband,having an elongate length of fabric material forming a headband body; aresilient strap attached to a first end and a second end of the headbandbody, and a plurality of strips defined in a spaced apart relation alongan inner surface of the headband body, the plurality of strips formed ofa silicone non-slip composition. The inner surface of the headband isapplied to a user's hair line or slightly behind the start of the hairline for frictional engagement of at least one of the plurality ofstrips to the user's hair. The resilient strap is secured around theuser's head. The method may also include interconnecting a clip at afirst free end of the strap with a cooperating receiver defined at asecond free end of the strap to secure the headband around the wearer'shead. It may also include adjusting the length of the resilient strapvia an adjuster configured to threadingly receive the second free end ofthe strap.

These and other features, aspects and advantages of the presentinvention will become better understood with reference to the followingdrawings, description and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the headband shown in use.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the headband shown in use(clasped).

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the headband.

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the headband.

FIG. 5 is a section detail view of the headband taken along line 5-5 inFIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplatedmodes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. Thedescription is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merelyfor the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention,since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

Broadly, embodiments of the present invention provide a head band 10that does not move when worn on a wearer's head 24, as shown inreference to FIG. 1, while the wearer 24 is conducting athleticactivities.

As seen in reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the headband includes an elongatelength of fabric material, such as polyester and Lycra, forming a body12 of the headband 10. The Lycra material allows the headband 10 tostretch the full circumference of the wearer's head 24. Typically, thebody 12 is on the order of about three inches wide. The body 12 of theheadband 10 may have an inner hair contacting surface and an outersurface. The body 12 may be defined by one or a plurality of layers offabric material including an outer layer positioned away from thewearer's head 24 and an inner layer positioned adjacent to the wearer'shead 24. The outer surface may have a decorative pattern and colors tosuit the wearer's taste. The inner surface may also have a decorativepattern and colors to suit the wearer's taste and may be the same or adifferent pattern than the outer surface.

An elastic strap 14 is joined to each of a first end and a second end ofthe body 12 of the headband 10. The elastic strap 14 being adjustable tosize the headband 10 to the wearer's head 24. The strap 14 may include aplurality of straps 14. A first strap 14 at the first end of the body 12may be configured with a clip 18, while a second strap 14 at the secondend may be configured with a cooperating receiver 20 for interconnectionwith the clip 18. The receiver 20 may be formed by a loop of the strap14 being folded onto itself, or a separate receiver 20 carried by thesecond strap 14. Preferably the strap 14 is formed of an elasticmaterial, such as spandex. The second strap 14 may include a strapadjuster 16, to change the length of the strap so as to adjust to acircumference of the wearer's head 24 and volume of hair to obtain adesired tension in the headband 10.

As seen in reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, at least the inner surface of theheadband body 12 is provided with a plurality of strips 22, which areformed of a silicone or non-slip composition. The strips 22, may beapplied to the inner surface in a spaced apart relation and arepreferably aligned generally along a longitudinal length of the body 12.In use, the non-slip strips 22 provide frictional engagement between theheadband and the hairline 26 wearer's hair to maintain the headband 10in place. As may be seen, the non-slip composition 22 may be formed suchthat it blends with the color or design applied to the inner surface,making it barely visible.

The headband 10 does not move when being worn due to the siliconematerial on the strips 22. The adjustable clip 16 on the back allows foradjustment of the strap 14 to accommodate a secure holding tension tomultiple sizes of heads 24.

The body 12 of the headband 10 may also be formed with the polyesterLycra material cut to the size of the headband 10 in two separatepieces. The pieces are sewn together with thread along the lateral edgesof the pieces creating the body 12 of the headband 10. The spandexstraps 14 may then be sewn onto each end of the material leaving a gapbetween their ends. On one spandex strap 14 there is the adjuster clip16 that may be threaded through to receive one side of the spandex strap14. The other end of the strap 14 may be sewn around the strap adjuster16 to allow it to slide up and down the strap 14 for adjusting thelength. The clip 18 may have an open hook end and can be fastened to thereceiver loop 20 sewn on the end of the other strap 14 and threadedthrough the strap adjuster 16. The silicone non-slip strips 22 areglued, thermally bonded, or otherwise adhered to the body 12, preferablyin three strips 22 applied to the inner surface of the headband 10 in aspaced apart.

In use, the wearer would place the headband 10 over the top of theirhead in the desired location and clip the ends together with the clips18 and receiver 20. The rubbcr silicone strips 22 would press againstthe hair and forehead 26 the headband 10 would be held in place alongwith the hair underneath.

It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates toexemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may bemade without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as setforth in the following claims.

I claim:
 1. An athletic headband, comprising: an elongate length of fabric material forming a headband body; a resilient strap attached to a first end and a second end of the headband body, the resilient strap configured to be adjustable to fit a wearer's head; and a plurality of strips defined in a spaced apart relation along an inner surface of the headband body, the plurality of strips formed of a silicone non-slip composition configured for frictional engagement with a forehead and hair of the wearer.
 2. The athletic headband of claim 1, further comprising: a strap adjuster threadingly receiving the resilient strap and configured to adjust the length of the strap to size the athletic headband to the user.
 3. The athletic headband of claim 2, further comprising: a clip attached to a free end of a first resilient strap; and a receiver formed at a free end of a second strap, wherein the clip is configured for cooperative engagement in the receiver to secure the free ends of the first strap and the second strap around the wearer's head.
 4. The athletic headband of claim 3, wherein the headband body is formed of a plurality of fabric layers, joined along an outer edge of the headband body.
 5. The athletic headband of claim 3, wherein the headband body narrows at the first end and the second end thereof.
 6. The athletic headband of claim 5, wherein the plurality of strips terminate within the narrowed first end and second.
 7. The athletic headband of claim 6, wherein the plurality of strips are formed on an outer surface of the headband body.
 8. A method of restraining hair for athletic training, comprising: providing an athletic headband, comprising: an elongate length of fabric material forming a headband body; a resilient strap attached to a first end and a second end of the headband body, a plurality of strips defined in a spaced apart relation along an inner surface of the headband body, the plurality of strips formed of a silicone non-slip composition applying the inner surface of the headband for frictional engagement of the plurality of strips to a user's forehead; securing the resilient strap around the user's head.
 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising: interconnecting a clip at a first free end of the strap with a cooperating receiver defined at a second free end of the strap.
 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising: adjusting the length of the resilient strap via an adjuster configured to threadingly receive the second free end of the strap. 